Yemeni operation in support of the Palestinian cause and to raise awareness for the genocide in Gaza expose a capitalist consumer world that has for too long ignored the immense carbon dioxide emissions caused by the world’s military.

We cannot tackle climate change, and save our collective future, while increasing military spending.

Nations with extensive military power, incl,, the West, have spent 30 times as much on the military as climate finance.

Most militaries consume significant amounts of fossil fuels. One estimate calculates that military emissions may make up 5.5 percent of global emissions. If the global military were a country, it would be the fourth biggest emitter in the world, ahead of Russia.

Furthermore, most of the world’s military spending goes towards the purchase of equipment and vehicles that are among the worst offenders when it comes to carbon emissions. In 2022 alone, for example, 475 new F-35 fighter jets, which use a whopping 5,600 litres (1,480 gallons) of oil per hour of flight, have been ordered. These fuel-guzzling planes could be flying for the next 30 years.

We must not forget the environmental implications of the non-stop bombings in the form of destruction and pollution of water, soil, and air, which impacts human and animal health.

A staggering 20 per cent of Gaza’s population suffer severely from health complications due to the emitted toxic metals and gases through the bombings by Israel.

The corporate media ignores the above facts and drives the focus on the increased carbon dioxide emissions since the Yemeni Armed forces started their operations in the surrounding seas and oceans to block the access of containers for the settler state of Israel. The elongated routes for the containers mean increased cost of goods in a consumer-driven capitalist world where human suffering caused by wealthy nation’s warlords triggers zero empathy.

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